View of the Grotto by Heilbrunn, near Salzburg, 1780s

Not on View

Medium

aquatint printed in brown with white heightening, on original mount with engraved title affixed

Dimensions

sheet: 55.9 x 44.6 cm (22 x 17 9/16 in.)
mount: 73.2 x 59.8 cm (28 13/16 x 23 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Catalogue Raisonné

Le Blanc undesc.

Accession Number

2012.65.2

Artists / Makers

Johann Gottlieb Prestel (artist) German, 1739 - 1808

Schellinger (artist after) Dutch, active 18th century

Image Use

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Inscription

on separate label: Schellinger del. J. G. Prestel sc / insc: vue d'une grotte pres de Heilbrunn / maison de plaisance, archiepiscopale dans les environs de Saltzburg. / No. 67

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 4 June 2012, no. 5349); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Boerner LLC, C.G.

Bibliography

1854: Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: undesc